For more information about the services of McDowell County, select a department from the list below.
If you have difficulty locating the information you are looking for, please contact our main switchboard at (828) 652-7121.
| Department | Dept. Head | Telephone |
| Animal Control | Taylor Guzman | (828) 652-4000 |
| Animal Services | Taylor Guzman | (828) 652-6643 |
| Board of Elections | Jane Propst | (828) 659-0834 |
| Building Inspections | LaShay Penley | (828) 203-6282 |
| County Attorney | D. Fred Coats | (828) 659-2439 |
| Interim County Manager | William Kehler | (828) 652-2976 |
| Emergency Services - Emergency Management | Adrienne Jones | (828) 652-3982 |
| Emergency Services - Emergency Medical Services | Adrienne Jones | (828) 652-3241 |
| Emergency Services - 911 Telecommunications | Adrienne Jones | (828) 659-2241 |
| Public Services - Facility Maintenance | Dewayne Riddle | (828) 655-1244 |
| Finance | Alison Bell | (828) 652-2751 |
| Fire Marshal | Andrew Pressley | (828) 652-3241 |
| Human Resources |
Anna Lee
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(828) 652-6306 |
| Information Technology | Rayburn Davis | (828) 652-2943 |
| NC Cooperative Extension - Keep McDowell Beautiful | Matthew Burneisen | (828) 652-8104 |
| Library | Marlan Brinkley | (828) 652-3858 |
| License Plate Agency | Linda Onufrey | (828) 652-0179 |
| Nebo Water Department | Dewayne Riddle | (828) 652-6428 |
| NC Cooperative Extension | Molly Sandfoss | (828) 652-8104 |
| Planning | Ronald Harmon | (828) 659-0858 |
| Public Services | Dewayne Riddle | (828) 659-2521 |
| Parks and Recreation | Aikman Kazee | (828) 652-3001 |
| Register of Deeds | Lydia Effler | (828) 652-4727 |
| Senior Center | Weyland Prebor | (828) 659-0821 |
| Sheriff | Sheriff Nathan Mace | (828) 652-2235 |
| Social Services | Sarah Brewer | (828) 652-3355 |
| Soil and Water Conservation | Andrea Webb | (828) 652-4434 |
| Tax Assessing | Tammy Wylie | (828) 652-0700 |
| Tax Collections | Linda Onufrey | (828) 652-0701 |
| Transit | Michael Young | (828) 559-0744 |
| Volunteer Center | Jennifer Taylor-Ivy | (828) 659-0826 |
Partner Agencies
| Foothills Health District Main Number | (828) 652-6811 |
| Foothills Health District Environmental Health | (828) 652-2921 |
| VAYA Health | (800) 849-6127 |
In North Carolina the courts are a State function. Local court officials are state employees and are not subject to oversight by the McDowell County Board of Commissioners. For more information about the court system, you may visit their website.
| COURT AGENCY | COURT OFFICIAL | TELEPHONE |
| Clerk of Court | Melissa Adams | 828-655-4100 |
| Public Defender | Laura Powell | 828-655-4123 |
| District Attorney | Ted Bell | 828-655-4110 |
| District Court Judge | 828-655-4112 | |
| Magistrate's Office | 828-655-4166 |
